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John Steel, who plays number one singles for Dartmouth, is a lot like Mark "the Bird" Fidrych. Fidrych talks to baseballs; Steel talks to tennis balls, tennis racquets, and himself. The Bird lives in Evansville, Ind., John Steel lives at Dartmouth. Both of them win. Sometimes, anyway...
...Mark Fidrych...
...Fidrych's descriptions of minor league life are the most colorful passages in the dialogue. Traveling through America's rural heartland, he plays in such populous cities as Thetford Mines, W. Va., and Bristol, Tenn. This is old time baseball, where Fidrych says "the game is still played." He recounts the pleasurable squalor of the "Jim Dandy Trailer Park," remembering how they whiled away the listless backwater hours with beer and cards. In contrast, his entry into the big leagues is a step into national limelight. Within two months of his first professional start, he is the best pitcher...
...Fidrych's account begins with his sandlot days in Northboro, Mass., and then relates his quick rise through the minors into major league notoriety. Only die-hard baseball enthusiasts will appreciate this prolonged session of baseball gossip. In fact, such fans will not only appreciate it, they will relish it. The tales of Stubby Overmire, John "The Grod" Grodzinski, the Appalachian League, clubhouse follies--after all, what could be more enthralling...
...have seemed bent on sanitizing and refurbishing the image of the national pastime. They installed flashy vending stands, digital clocks, and electronic scoreboards. They initiated all types of commercial gimmickry. With these vain and deluded efforts, they have hoped to turn baseball into a business. But the fans, like Fidrych, know better...